Knicks free agency: Spurs' Patty Mills will be a potential target at point guard

The Knicks might get some free-agent help at point guard from Down Under -- specifically, Australia native Patty Mills, who just won a ring with the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.

After the season Raymond Felton had in 2013-14, there's no doubt the Knicks could use someone more effective at the point, especially if new head coach Derek Fisher is going to run some form of team president Phil Jackson's triangle offense.

A source told The Post's Marc Berman Mills would be interested in stepping out from behind Tony Parker, the Spurs point guard he's been the backup for in the past three seasons.

"New York is definitely a city Mills would want to play in," the source told Berman. "He has that personality."

Mills hasn't done much in his career thus far (in five NBA seasons, he's averaged 7.3 points per game and 1.6 assists), but that's because he hasn't received a ton of playing time. He's shown flashes of what's possible -- in the final two games against the Heat in the NBA Finals, he hit nine of 14 from the three point line and had games with 14 and 17 points. His feisty defense is also a factor.

While the Knicks don't have much to offer because of salary cap woes, they do have their $3.2 million mid-level exception to spend. And if they do sign Mills, maybe Jackson somehow trades Felton, who has some legal problems to deal with after he was arrested on a gun possession charge.

Frankly, Knicks fans would love to see anybody but Felton manning the point next season. But Mills might be a good fit at the right price.